diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
index 2d3c4ac475f2..48edd67982a5 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
@@ -336,9 +336,23 @@ static struct scsi_target *scsi_alloc_target(struct device *parent,
 	unsigned long flags;
 	const int size = sizeof(struct scsi_target)
 		+ shost->transportt->target_size;
-	struct scsi_target *starget = kmalloc(size, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	struct scsi_target *starget;
 	struct scsi_target *found_target;
 
+	/*
+	 * Obtain the real parent from the transport. The transport
+	 * is allowed to fail (no error) if there is nothing at that
+	 * target id.
+	 */
+	if (shost->transportt->target_parent) {
+		spin_lock_irqsave(shost->host_lock, flags);
+		parent = shost->transportt->target_parent(shost, channel, id);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(shost->host_lock, flags);
+		if (!parent)
+			return NULL;
+	}
+
+	starget = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!starget) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: allocation failure\n", __FUNCTION__);
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c
index 35d1c1e8e345..e6412fce423c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c
@@ -1022,6 +1022,23 @@ static int fc_rport_match(struct attribute_container *cont,
 	return &i->rport_attr_cont.ac == cont;
 }
 
+
+/*
+ * Must be called with shost->host_lock held
+ */
+static struct device *fc_target_parent(struct Scsi_Host *shost,
+					int channel, uint id)
+{
+	struct fc_rport *rport;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(rport, &fc_host_rports(shost), peers)
+		if ((rport->channel == channel) &&
+		    (rport->scsi_target_id == id))
+			return &rport->dev;
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 struct scsi_transport_template *
 fc_attach_transport(struct fc_function_template *ft)
 {
@@ -1057,6 +1074,8 @@ fc_attach_transport(struct fc_function_template *ft)
 
 	/* Transport uses the shost workq for scsi scanning */
 	i->t.create_work_queue = 1;
+
+	i->t.target_parent = fc_target_parent;
 	
 	/*
 	 * Setup SCSI Target Attributes.
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_transport.h b/include/scsi/scsi_transport.h
index a4f1837a33b1..f6e0bb484c63 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_transport.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_transport.h
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ struct scsi_transport_template {
 	struct transport_container target_attrs;
 	struct transport_container device_attrs;
 
+	/*
+	 * If set, call target_parent prior to allocating a scsi_target,
+	 * so we get the appropriate parent for the target. This function
+	 * is required for transports like FC and iSCSI that do not put the
+	 * scsi_target under scsi_host.
+	 */
+	struct device *(*target_parent)(struct Scsi_Host *, int, uint);
+
 	/* The size of the specific transport attribute structure (a
 	 * space of this size will be left at the end of the
 	 * scsi_* structure */